11 years ago
A Salina woman is taking home "Santa's Stash". 26-year-old Trista Ollendieck was among 22 finalists who gathered at the Salina Central Mall Saturday for the grand finale of Salina Media Group's "Santa's Stash" event.   "Santa's Stash" was a locked box full of cash. The box was on display at various locations around Salina. At each location, guesses ...

11 years ago
Friday the 13th didn't produce a jackpot winner in the Mega Millions drawing, so the estimated jackpot of $425 million keeps swelling to a new estimate that tops half a billion dollars for Tuesday's drawing. The game has now rolled over 21 times without a winner. The numbers drawn Friday are: 19-24-26-27-70, Mega Ball: 12. The jackpot ...

11 years ago
A Lyons man faces more than six decades in prison for trying to kill a Kansas Highway Jason Gleason was sentenced Friday to about 62 years in prison. He was convicted in August of attempted first-degree murder and other charges. Gleason was spotted in a sport utility vehicle with his girlfriend, Chrystal Bell, and her children ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is arrested in McPherson in connection with a stabbing. According to the McPherson Police Department, 52-year-old Minh Noc Nguyn of Salina was arrested in connection with the stabbing of a 28-year-old McPherson resident on Thursday. Nguyn was arrested after officers were called to 1144 Bridger Court, Nation Pizza and Foods, to the report of ...

11 years ago
Salina Community Access Television didn't have to look far to find a new permanent executive director. The "interim" has been taken off the job description for Marnie Rhein, who had been filling in since Marcia Stephenson left in October. According to the organization, Rhein has been named Executive Director effective immediately. Rhein has been a member ...

11 years ago
Local, federal and state authorities foil a suicide bomb attempt at Wichita's Mid Continent Airport. U.S. Attorney Batty Grissom announced Friday afternoon that 58-year-old Terry Lee Loewen of Wichita was arrested at the airport early Friday morning. Loewen is an airport employee. FBI agents arrested Loewen as he used his airport security card to try and gain ...

11 years ago
A woman from Ottawa, Kansas, reports a theft from her SUV while she is shopping in Salina this week. Police say that 48-year-old Robin Saylor reports that a suitcase was stolen from her 1990 Chevrolet Blazer. Entry may have been gained through a back hatch-window. Contents include clothing, headphones, and iPod shuffle, and a laptop ...

11 years ago
Kansas Lottery players are hoping Friday the 13th will be a lucky day for them, as they line up to get their tickets for a chance to win a $400 million Mega Millions jackpot! The cash option for tonight’s monster jackpot is an estimated $216.4 million. If captured, the $400 million jackpot would be ...

11 years ago
Some conservative leaders in the Kansas Legislature say they will try again during the next session to stop the state from requiring utilities to buy more wind power. Supporters of wind power say that action would hurt an industry that has potential for big growth in Kansas. A 2009 law requires the state's major utilities ...

11 years ago
Fort Hays State University is launching an effort to raise $8 million for scholarships for students. University officials announced the one-year Power of One Scholarship Campaign effort Wednesday. President Edward Hammond has made providing aid for students a top priority during his 27 years at the university. He plans to retire next summer. Fort ...

11 years ago
A Manhattan man was sentenced to life in prison for killing a Fort Riley soldier and injuring four others outside an apartment complex. Forty-three-year-old Matthew Wilson was sentenced Thursday to life plus a consecutive sentence of nearly 26 years in prison. He pleaded no contest in October to first-degree murder and other charges in the ...